ἔνοχος enochos · G1777
liable for
ἔνοχος, -ον (= ἐνεχόμενος), ; (in LXX for רָשַׁע hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. held in, bound by: with genitive (cl. with dative), δουλείας, Heb.2:15. ; 2. In law-phrases ; (a) liable to a charge or action (cl. with dative, of crime): with dative, of the tribunal (MM, Exp., xiii), Mat.5:21-22; before εἰς (Field, Notes, 4 f.), Mat.5:22 ; (b) with genitive, of the punishment (Gen.26:11): θανάτου, Mat.26:66, Mrk.14:64; (with) with genitive (cl. with dative„ rarely with prep.; MM, Exp., xiii), of the crime (2Ma.13:6): Mrk.3:29; (d) with genitive, of the thing injured, guilty (absol., in Cl.): 1Co.11:27, Jas.2:10 (cf. Isa.54:17; DB, ii, 268a).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἔνοχος, ον, ; ={ἐνεχόμενος}, held in, bound by, τοιαύταις δόξαις []; [ἔθεσι γεροντικοῖς] []; 2 with genitive, connected with, κοιλίης []; II as law-term, liable to, subject to, νόμοις, δίκαις, []; τοῖς ἐπιτιμίοις τοῦ φόνου []; ἔ. ἀνοίαις liable to the imputation of it, []; II.2 ἔνοχος ψευδομαρτυρίοις liable to action for.., []; βιαίων, λιποταξίου (i.e. δίκῃ, γραφῇ), []; ἔ. θανάτου liable to the penalty of death, []: with infinitive, ἔ. ἔστω ἀποτῖσαι []; II.3 less frequently with Preps., ἔ. ἐν …
Where it's used 10 times
Matthew 5:21 · Matthew 5:22 · Matthew 26:66 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 14:64 · 1 Corinthians 11:27 · Hebrews 2:15 · James 2:10 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G1777; TFLSJ G1777
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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